Basic Site Details

Name: 40-42 South Street
Town, district or village: St Andrews
City or county: Fife
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: A Listed
Grid ref:
Notes: There is a conflict of information in sources as to who was responsible for the 1862 alterations.

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 1South CourtYes 

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Tenement  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 140, 42, South StreetYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 5c. 1570c. 1590  
Item 2 of 5c. 1660 AdditionE range
Item 3 of 51860(?)1862 Alterations including bay window
Item 4 of 519681972Restoration 
Item 5 of 5Before 1981 Won award or awardsEAHY award - for work by Cunningham Jack Fisher Purdom

People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 6John Milne  18601862Addition of bay window (B of S and 'Building for a New Age' attribution - but HS attributes it to George Rae)
Item 2 of 6George Rae  1862 Alterations including bay window (HS attribution - but B of S and 'Building for a New Age' attribute it to John Milne)
Item 3 of 6Cunningham Jack Fisher Purdom C1971 Restoration
Item 4 of 6William Murray Jack C1971 Restoration
Item 5 of 6Cunningham Jack Fisher Purdom D19771981Further restoration
Item 6 of 6William Murray Jack D19771981Further restoration

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 2Forbes, Principal J DClient for 1860-2 alterations
Item 2 of 2St Andrews Town CouncilClient for restoration

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 5Allen, Nic (ed.) Scottish Architects in Conservation   
Item 2 of 5Frew, J (ed.)1984Building for a New Age St Andrews: Crawford Centre for the Arts, University of St Andrews (undated but pub. 1984)p 31
Item 3 of 5Gifford, John1988Fife (The Buildings of Scotland)  p401
Item 4 of 5Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A1996A History of Scottish Architecture  p564
Item 5 of 5RCAHMS1933Inventory of Fife , Kinross and Clackmannan  Inv 468 (324)

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register40676